CDI Elections
The CDI is a membership body, owned by its members, who ultimately decide how it will develop.
The members do this informally through discussion and debate, and formally by electing members
to the three key bodies. Some of these posts are elected by the full membership, and some by
constituencyi:
The Board: manages the business the Institute. It comprises 6 Directors elected by the full
membership (including President, Vice President, Hon Secretary and Hon Treasurer) and up
to 6 co-opted ones.
The Council: represents the membership, and advises the Board on policy. It comprises up to
20 members. Two are elected by each of the five professional constituencies, and one from
each national constituency. The council also includes the President (who chairs), VicePresident, Hon.Secretary and Hon.Treasurer , and up to 2 co-opted members.
The Professional Standards Committee: oversees, and advises the Board on the
maintenance of professional standards and qualifications. It is also responsible for dealing
with complaints and disciplinary issues. It comprises a chair (elected by all the members);
one representative from each professional and each national constituency.
The CDI election process has now begun. If you are a member of one of the existing associations and
have agreed to the transfer of your data by 8th February, you will have received a link to the
nomination form so that you can nominate or second anyone for the above posts. Nominations need
to be submitted online by 19th February.
Voting will be open to everyone who has agreed to transfer membership data by 19th February.
Voting will be conducted electronically, beginning on 5th March and closing on 19th March. Results
will be announced at the AGM, to be held in London on 25th March
Members with email addresses will shortly be emailed with their PIN and a link to the Electoral
Reform Service website dedicated to the CDI election process. Those without email addresses will be
mailed this information on 5th March.
Voting can only be done through this website.
Each member will have 12 votes in all, as follows:
Board
Each member has 6 votes
President
All members
Vice-President (President
designate)
All members
Hon Secretary
All members
Hon Treasurer
All members
Elected Director
All members
Elected Director
All members
Council
Each member has 3 votes
Professional Constituency 1
By professional constituency
Professional Constituency
By professional constituency
National Representative
By national constituency
Professional Standards
Committee
Each member has 3 votes
Chair
All members
Professional Constituency
representative
By professional constituency
National Constituency
representative
By national constituency
Election of Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer
Owing to an oversight in drafting, the Rules specify that the Hon Secretary and Hon Treasurer are
elected by the Council, not the full membership. This was not the intention of the Board when
approving the Rules. However, a change of the rules requires a recommendation to a General
Meeting from both Board and Council, which cannot meet until after the election results are
announced .
It is therefore proposed that the election documentation should invite votes for both posts but with
a note to indicate that the election result will only take effect if a Rule change is approved by AGM
on a recommendation from the Council and Board. The aim is that short, single item, meetings of
the elected members of both Board and Council be held on the day of the AGM to approve the rule
change. This Rule change will require support from 75% of the votes cast by those present and
eligible to vote at the AGM.
Nominations
Candidates for election must be members of CDI, nominated and seconded by current CDI members.
Individuals may stand for more than one post, and those who wish to do so must complete a
separate nomination form for each post.
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Each voter can vote for two people from their constituency list to serve on the Council.
Results
Where a candidate receives votes for more than one post they will be elected through a hierarchy
whereby the candidate with most votes for President will be elected to that role, and that individual
removed from the voting for other Board roles, the Council, the Professional Standards Committee.
The same principle will then be applied, in the following order, to the election of
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Vice-President
Hon Treasurer
Hon Secretary
Other Board members
The Chair of Professional Standards Committee
Other members of the Professional Standards Committee
The professional constituencies are:
Career education
Those working primarily in career education, in schools, Further Education
and Skills institutions, and in Higher Education.
Career guidance for
young people
Those providing career guidance mainly to people who are preparing to
enter the labour market (generally under 19, or in higher education).
Career guidance for adults
Those providing career guidance mainly to people who have already
entered the labour market (generally over 19).
All age career guidance
Those providing career guidance in an all age context, or to a mix of young
people and older clients.
Talent management
Those providing career development services primarily in workplace
settings (eg. in career coaching, HR, outplacement, etc.)